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Work & commute in Schoolcraft, MI

Most working residents leave Schoolcraft for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Kalamazoo (17%), Portage (17%) and Oshtemo (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
9%
374 of 4,039 working residents
Typical commute
12 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
22 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
7%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,665 Schoolcraft residents head out of town to work, 374 work right here, and 2,586 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Schoolcraft.

3,665live here, work elsewhere
374live and work here
2,586work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Schoolcraft goes to work

VicksburgThree RiversKalamazooBattle CreekPortageParkKalamazooPavilionOshtemoAntwerpTexasSchoolcraftBradyComstockPrairie RondeKalamazooPortageOshtemoBattle CreekKalamazooComstockThree RiversBradyTexasSchoolcraft
1
Kalamazoo11.3 mi away
17%700
2
Portage5.9 mi away
17%682
3
Schoolcraft (in town)right here
9%374
4
Oshtemo13.6 mi away
3%132
5
Battle Creek22.4 mi away
3%116
6
Kalamazoo14 mi away
3%116
7
Comstock13.6 mi away
3%106
8
Three Rivers11.7 mi away
3%104
9
Brady6 mi away
2%95
10
Texas9 mi away
2%87
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%1,527

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Schoolcraft commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

39%Under 10 mi
34%10–24 mi
8%25–50 mi
19%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Schoolcraft is a commuter town

0.73jobs per working resident
A commuter town

0.73 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Schoolcraft are

2,960 jobs are based in Schoolcraft. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Schoolcraft’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Schoolcraft

2,960 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)46%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)32%
$1,250 a month or less19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Schoolcraft residents hold

4,039 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)30%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)53%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month61%
+57%

Jobs based in Schoolcraft, 2011 → 2021: 1,886 → 2,960. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2021. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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